Holes

Welcome to the //Holes// book club!

There are many important themes in the story //Holes// that relate to important life issues. Read the following questions and respond with what you think, using details from the story. Read your classmates' responses and respond to your classmates. Try not to be repetitive, but add on and expand upon your classmates' comments. ( I agree because... I disagree because... I'd like to add that... Another example is...)

1) In //Holes// there are several situations which involve bullies. Describe some of the situations from the book that involve bullying. Think about how Derrick Dunne, X-Ray, Zigzag, and even Mr. Pendanski can be considered bullies and why. Derrick Dunne is really  funny because he's short and he likes to bully Stanley  because he is super obese. Stanley's BMI is probably about 40 at the beginning of the book and then later <span style="color: #ff009c; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">in the <span style="color: #8500ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">book, it <span style="color: #ffab00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">is probably <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">about 25. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">He lost <span style="color: #8500ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">so much <span style="color: #808000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">weight because <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">digging the <span style="color: #ff009c; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">holes is <span style="color: #474343; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">very good exercise.

2) Most people will encounter bullies in their lifetime. Write some advice on the best ways to handle a bullying situation.

3) In //Holes// we learn that Zero is illiterate, which means he cannot read or write. As a homeless child, growing up on the street, he probably did not have the opportunity for formal education. How did it make you feel to read this? What are some things you would not be able to do if you were illiterate? How would it make your life more challenging?

This is Mackenzie- I think that a lot of bullying has been going on at Camp Green Lake. I felt really bad for Zero he must have grown up without a home or a family and everyone thinks he is dumb. He is actually extremely smart. He learns quickly and is incredible at math. I wonder how he is so smart when he had no education. I think maybe he doesn't talk because he is shy and he feels dumb even though he is smart. It must have been really hard. He couldnt read signs, books, and he didnt have a family to support him. He probably stole to keep himself alive, because he had nothing else to do and because he didn't know any better. It is so sad! who wrote that in blue? i agree with you. it was also so mean for the teacher to do a ratio for stanley and the smallest kid.... 3:1